A man arrested Friday on multiple gun charges was already on 36 months’ probation for three felony breaking and entering convictions.

According to the Kinston Department of Public Safety, officers arrested Dashawn Tyree Maye in relation to a call Friday around 5:23 p.m. in the 600 block of Greenmead Drive.

He was found allegedly in the possession of a Smith and Wesson .40-caliber handgun with magazine tucked into his waistband, 15 assorted .40-caliber rounds and a small amount of marijuana.

Police also served Maye, 21, with two more outstanding firearms warrants and he was placed into the W.E. “Billy” Smith Detention Center under a $67,500 bond.

Maye’s charged with three felony counts of possession of a firearm by a felon, three felony counts of possession of a stolen firearm, felony carrying a concealed gun and misdemeanor counts of misdemeanor simple possession of a Schedule VI controlled substance and second-degree trespassing.

He made his first appearance in Lenoir County District Court on Monday and is scheduled to return on July 21 for the gun charges, Aug. 11 for the trespassing charge and Aug. 25 for the drug charge.

Wes Wolfe can be reached at 252-559-1075 and Wes.Wolfe@Kinston.com. Follow him on Twitter at @WolfeReports.